Books Read So Far
I guess it’s about time for me to list down the books I’ve read halfway through 2007. I’m slightly embarrassed about my low output. I need to do something to speed things up. Anyway, here they are:
Man Without Qualities vol. 1 – Robert Musil
The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan Doyle
Billiards at Half-Past Nine – Heinrich Boll
North China Lover - Marguerite Duras
Astonishing the Gods – Ben Okri
Zen in the Art of Writing – Ray Bradbury
Smaller and Smaller Circles – F.H. Batacan
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing – Melissa Bank
Salamanca – Dean Francis Alfar
The Consul’s File - Paul Theroux
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency – Alexander McCall Smith
Fantomas – Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre
A Room With a View – E.M. Forster
Red Harvest - Dashiell Hammett
So yes, 15 books so far. Despite the size, my reading has been satisfying. I was able to explore a variety of world writers (German, Nigerian) and got around to reading The Hound of the Baskervilles at last. Now I can profess my Holmes love with conviction.
